Edible Experiments

Like most working females- my contemporaries- I dread treading into kitchen. But this Sunday, I chose to take 'The Road Not Taken'.

Though I used to share an apartment in Mumbai and dinner used to be cooked at home, I never dared to experiment with dal and sabzi, my role was confined only to Rice and Maggi!

But yesterday, I started my cookery sessions under Ma's supervision. Reality struck me then that cooking is not as easy as Sanjeev Kapoor makes it look like!

The day started with Pyaaz ka Parantha. Though personally I prefer to stick to milk and cereal for breakfast, but as a member of a hardcore Punjabi family, Paranthas in breakfast are a must!!! So, here I was, rolling dough and onions in quadrangular shapes, and finally I succeeded in my first experiment, and it was edible indeed.

Then, it was a little lengthier one, I decided to make Karhi Pakorha for lunch. (I know, a little tricky one, but had to take the risk). Again, under the same lab supervisor (read Ma), I started the process. And, after various stages of experiment, adding more water, then a little salt, some more besan, I finally did reach the desired result. Cooking rice was a cakewalk for me, so would not consider that as an experiment.

Dinner was the last but bitter experiment. Ma decided that I should learn to cook Karelas. Oops! Well, it was an experiment and experiments could fail. So, there was no reason to worry, and I again put on the apron. After rigorous peeling and slashing for half an hour, I could manage to take off the skin and slit to put in the mixture.

I remembered the experiments in Chemistry lab. Even Salt Analysis looked a lot more easier in comparison to this one. We never had to taste the salts ultimately and there weren't three pairs of eyes watching every move! And that too on a super hot, sultry day.

Finally, the experiments concluded. The report card said "Edible". Wow, was I elated!

I had had enough for the weekend, when Ma was already chalking out menu for the next Sunday!